Support.



C. M. SMITH.

SUPPORT.

APPLICATION FILED APR-30, 1911.

1 3783M Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Want- CHARLES MORGAN, SMITH, or Los ANGELES, CALIFORNIA.

SUPPORT.

Specification of Letters Batent.

Patented Sept. 10, 1918.

Application filed April 30, 1917. Serial No. 165,489.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that- I, CHARLES MORGAN SMITH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Los Angeles, in the county of Los Angeles and Stateof California, have invented certain useful Improvements in Supports,ofwhich the following is a specification, reference being had therein tothe accompanying drawing.

The present invention has reference generally to improvements in thatclass of inventions known as supports, and more par ticularly relates toa hose holder.

As the principal aim and object, the present invention contemplates theprovision of novel supporting means adjustably engageable with a hosefor supporting the hose at various inclinations with respect to theground.

More particularly, the present invention includes a supporting blade,one end of which is adapted to be rotatably connected to the hose nearthe nozzle thereof so that the blade will always depend from the hoseand assume a position so that it can be readily pressed into the groundto effectively support the hose, the rotatable mounting of the bladeobviating twisting of the hose when applying the blade.

Among the other aims and objects of the present invention may be recitedthe provision of a device of the character mentioned with a view tocompactness, and in which the number of parts are few, the constructionsimple, the cost of production low and the efliciency high.

Other objects, as well as the nature, characteristic features and scopeof this invention will be more readily apparent from the followingdescription taken in connection with the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claim, forming a part of this specification.-

The invention is clearly illustrated in the drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view showing the parts preparatory to beingconnected;

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the blade mounted on the coupling,forming a part of the hose, some of the parts being shown in elevation;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the blade.

Referring now, more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there isprovided a male, coupling 1 having an annular exteriorly extendingshoulder 2 formed thereon, one .portion of the coupling havinga hosesection 3 connected thereto, while the opposite portion is eXteriorlythreaded, as indicated by the numeral 4, and on which is engaged theinteriorly threaded tubular end 5 of a nozzle 6. The tubular portion 5is reduced to provide an inwardly arranged annular shoulder 7 in whichis seated a washer 8, also engaged by the outer end of the threadedportion 4 of the male coupling, said washer serving to maintain theinner end of the nozzle in spaced relation to the shoulder 5.

With a view toward providing improved means for supporting the hosethere is employed a relatively flat blade 9, the innerenlarged end ofwhich is rounded and provided with an opening 10 for engagement with thethreaded portion 4 of the male coupling 1 preparatory to the engagementof the nozzle therewith. The outer end of the blade has the sidesthereof tapered, as at 11, to a ground-engaging point 12.

In use, the blade is arranged about the threaded portion 4 of the malecoupling 1, whereupon the nozzle 6 is applied to the said portion 4, thewasher 7 serving to space the inner end of the tubular portion 5 of thenozzle in spaced relation to the shoulder 2, the space beingsufficiently wide to permit of the free rotation of the blade 9 aboutthe portion 4, yet at the same time the shoulder and inner end of thenozzle retain the blade against accidental displacement. Subject to theapplication of the blade, the pointed end is engaged in the ground atthe desired angle at which it is desired to support the hose. Of course,if it is desired to adjust the hose it is only necessary to remove theblade and again apply it in a manner corresponding to the direction tobe assumed by the hose. Owing to the rotatably mounted blade it will beunderstood that when the hose is held in the hand of the user the bladewill at all times depend therefrom so as to be readily engaged when itis desired to place the same in the ground. Likewise, this rotatablemounting of the blade obviates the necessity of twisting the hose aswould be the case if the blade or support were rigid with the sleeve.

Although there has been a particular form of hose described, it will beunderstood that this invention is not to be limited to the exactconstruction disclosed other than limited by the scope of the claim.However,

7 it may be stated that the arrangement shown is the preferredmanner ofusing the invention. I

It Will be understood that the above description andaccompanying-drawings comprehend only the general and preferredembodiment of my invention, and that various minor changes in details ofconstruction, proportion and arrangement of the parts may be made Withinthe scope of the appended claim and Without sacrificing any of theadvantages of the invention.

, Having thus described my invention, I claim: j 1

The combination With a hose carrying male coupling having a shoulderthereon and a nozzle detachably engageable with the Copies ofthis patentmay be obtained for ccupling and having its inner end spaced from theshoulder, a supporting blade formed from a single piece of relativelyflat metal having one end enlarged and provided 1 with an opening fordisposition about the coupling so as to be retained against displacement by the shoulder and the nozzle,

the blade being tapered toward the opposite end to form a groundengaging point,and the opening being of a size-to permit the blade topartially rotate independently on the coupling owing to gravity andassume a depending POSltlOIL with respect to the insertion of the fivecents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

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